# Boscogrosso (Vietti)

> White, Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso by [Vietti](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/vietti.md), Barolo, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/vietti-boscogrosso).

- **Producer:** Vietti
- **Style:** White
- **Denomination:** Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso
- **Grape:** Timorasso 100%
- **Cru / vineyard:** Boscogrosso
- **Production area:** Boscogrosso vineyard between Monleale and Volpeglino; altitude 310 m
- **Soil:** Calcareous-clayey
- **Exposure:** West/south-west
- **Vineyard planting:** Guyot, about 4,500 plants per hectare; about 2 hectares
- **Vinification:** Fermentation of about 4 weeks takes place partly in ceramic, partly in wooden vats and partly in steel. No malolactic fermentation. 16 months in total in ceramic, wooden vat and steel on the fine lees, then a further 12 months in bottle.
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-04



## Summary

Timorasso from the single Boscogrosso vineyard on the watershed hill between Monleale and Volpeglino.

## Tasting notes

Clear, intense yellow. Complex aromas combine freshness and pleasantness, with ethereal hydrocarbon notes, floral hawthorn and sweet honey. Broad, fresh, mineral, complex and very persistent on the palate.